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detector

device to detect something's presence or absence; a sensor with binary output
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detector

Summary

Key Facts

  • detector is a type of appliance[1].
  • detector is a type of sensor[2].
  • detector is part of measuring instrument[3].
  • detector is used for detection[4].
  • detector's described by source is recorded as International Vocabulary of Metrology (3rd edition, 2012)[5].
  • detector's described by source is recorded as Vocabulario Internacional de Metrología (3a Edición en español 2012)[6].
  • detector's different from is recorded as detective[7].
  • detector's uses is recorded as threshold[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include appliance[1] and sensor[2].

Use and Application

detector is used for detection[4]. detector is part of measuring instrument[3].

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  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . International Vocabulary of Metrology (3rd edition, 2012). wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → detective
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/121hxdx9
    Wikidata description → device to detect something's presence or absence; a sensor with binary output
    Has use → detection
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 4220, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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